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been f^i'oatly improved by Quakers fVniM Pennsylvania, \\\\n have i:,^oii(; in 

 siiflici«'nt numbers ti) form nei^'libmlioixis ami societies of their own. As 

 this letter is to obtain informatii)n for the people, he hope<l it woukl be 

 Ko wordetl as to elicit it in the lullest manner. 



Mr. Solnu Kobinson. — Where lime is nsed ami imin'ovomonls made, the 

 Country has become more healthy. ' 



The motion of Mr. Ivobinson was nnanimously adopted. 



Flowers. 



Mr. Wm. It. Prince presented to the Chib a nuij^^nificent Ixjuqnet com- 

 l^osed cif the folhtwinf];' flowers: Wistaria violacea; Lilium bulbifernm; Li- 

 lium umbillatnm fnli^idiim; Delphinium formosum; Transcentia alba; Trans- 

 eentia ro<e;i; Bij^nonia crueigera; Oenothera Missouriensis; Oenotiiera 

 Fraseri; llii-raceum speciosum; Penstimon graiidillorum; Passaper crocca 

 (yellow poppy); Rosa pallida (climbing prairie rose); York and Lancaster 

 darnusk rose; pearly blush (Chester noisette) rose; Rosa nitida (native); 

 Iris ])seudacarus (yellow flowering Albion); Epilobium speciosum; Tarra- 

 poii speciosum; Tarragon (spiej' flavor, to mix with salads); Clematis erecta 

 purple: Ranuncuhis bulbosus (double yellow); Male Vitus labruscs; ^fen- 

 tha California; White Japan fragrant honeysuckle; Sedum Crux Andrice 

 (St. Andrew's cross, live points or angles.) 



."^I;-. Prince gave a little history and description separately of each of 

 those plants, which was very interesting and instructive to those present, 

 but whieh cannot be reported, on account of the frequent allusions to each 

 of tlie llow<'rs which he held in his hands and referred to during the dis- 

 '•■"irse. 



StR.\W BERRIES A NeW PeST. 



Mr. J. P. Fiixford, Bedford, Canada East, writes as follows about a new pest 

 of the strawberry plant: " I am interested in the discussions of the Ameri- 

 can Institutt." Farmers' Club, and a{)ply to them to help me out of trouble. 

 Knclosed you will fljid several bugs which I have found on my strawberry 

 plants. You will see that they have beaks. With these they make holes 

 in the stems for the purpose of extracting the juice, wliich causes the buds 

 to wither and drop off. Two-tiiirds of the btids have already fallen ofl' from 

 my phmtK. and the insect is etill at work. I have tried tobacco juice upon 

 them, but without perceptible eJTect. The plants are Triomphe dc Gand. 

 You will find some lilvle grf*en fellows, which I think arc the young of the 

 dark colored ones I hope the Cbd) will not overlook this subj(?ct because 

 it coiiicH from Canatla — at present the land of skedaddlers." 



Dr. Trimble examined these insects, and declared that they were new to 

 this section of country. They will be a pest indeed if they ever become as 

 abundarit as the asparagus beetle has in this section. 



The Chairman, Aid. Kly, observed that he had found a remedy for the 

 asparag-tis beetle in placing his coops of her.s and chickens near the beds. 



Worms are kot all Pests. 



J. \ ale, Pomlret, Vt., gives the following important information to far- 

 fners, which we present to our readers in his own original style: 



' Tlje article in the Tribute headed 'Interesting to Farmers,' sometimes 



